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SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP)

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  • Why I'm Skeptical About Asset Allocation [View article]
    Yes, I agree, this would be the way to go, except for one thing - the massive counter-party risk. If the insurance co. you buy the... More »
    Comment by Diane Ritter
    Dec 11 20:06 pm |
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  • Credit Where Credit Card Is Due [View article]
    Good article. I think inflation is a thief to the middle class
    Comment by Moneymonk
    Dec 11 18:17 pm |
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  • A Guide to International and Emerging Market Government Bond ETFs [View article]
    LQD is an ETF rather than an ETN, but the mad man above does make a good point. I switched from TLT to LQD in early Jan of this year and... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Dec 4 10:18 am |
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  • A Guide to International and Emerging Market Government Bond ETFs [View article]
    ndc Last September, I suggested emerging market sovereign debt ETF’s as safe, high yielding investments in which to hide out in case... More »
    Comment by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    Dec 3 10:46 am |
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  • Low Risk yet Reasonable Return Strategies Using Long Term Stock Market Timing Indicators [View instapost]
    Don't worry, the strategies you mentioned are not even close to what Madoff promised: there is huge loss in the portfolios, for example,... More »
    Comment by User 484537
    Nov 23 19:36 pm |
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  • WisdomTree's New Real Return ETF Takes On Inflation [View article]
    I think the opposite. We have asset inflation. Deflation could result from a collapse of the carry trade as Roubini has said. It could... More »
    Comment by Gary A
    Nov 4 11:38 am |
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  • IndexIQ's New ETFs Offer Investors Two Ways to Hedge Against Inflation [View article]
    CPI (the etf) looks interesting. Basically each month they backtest numerous hypothetical portfolios and pick the one that seems to do... More »
    Comment by Bob Mayo
    Oct 28 17:41 pm |
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  • IndexIQ's New ETFs Offer Investors Two Ways to Hedge Against Inflation [View article]
    The ETF - GRES is a very interesting concept...to be successful though, during a period of rising inflation, coupled with a stock market... More »
    Comment by Steve in TN
    Oct 28 15:26 pm |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) and SPDR Lehman Long Term Treasury ETF (TLO) On Oct 11 01:55 PM cma wrote: > Are... More »
    Comment by David Jackson
    Oct 12 01:33 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Are there any ultra-long bond ETFs?
    Comment by cma
    Oct 11 13:55 pm |
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  • Dollar Correlation to Global Bonds [View article]
    ...which brings up an interesting point. With so much emerging market debt issued in dollars, if the dollar declines EM countries get... More »
    Comment by Bob Mayo
    Oct 3 13:52 pm |
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  • Dollar Correlation to Global Bonds [View article]
    PCY is in dollars. From the ETF summary: "The Index tracks the potential returns of a theoretical portfolio of liquid emerging markets... More »
    Comment by Bob Mayo
    Oct 3 13:48 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Why Investor Money Is Flowing to Foreign and Emerging Bond ETFs [View article]
    Also take a look at some well-managed emerging market foreign bond mutual funds like Fidelity New Markets Income (FNMIX) which is up 42%... More »
    Comment by Allamad
    Oct 1 16:00 pm |
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  • Why Investor Money Is Flowing to Foreign and Emerging Bond ETFs [View article]
    The YTD gain for WIP of 17.3% indicated in the post seems to be substantially higher than the one for EMB and of 9.2%. But it's only at... More »
    Comment by TheWiseOne
    Sep 29 16:32 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Why I'm Skeptical About Asset Allocation [View article]
    TLassen, You're 100% spot on in pointing out the big difference between holding bonds until maturity, and using funds of either open... More »
    Comment by Old Trader
    Sep 29 01:44 am |
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